Under an agreement with the U.S. EPA, manufacturers of pressure-treated wood will voluntarily discontinue the use of treatment products containing arsenic by Dec. 31, 2003, the EPA announced.
The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, announced plans to idle a 91,000-metric-ton per-year epichlorohydrin production unit in Freeport, TX, for an indefinite period.
DSM N.V. of The Netherlands announced the sale of its petrochemical business to Saudi Arabian conglomerate Sabic for 2.25 billion euros, or $1.98 billion U.S.
BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, said it has been named a chemical-industry leader in innovation in a Fortune magazine listing of the world's most-admired companies
Sun Chemical Corp. announced an agreement to acquire Bayer Corp.'s organic pigments business located at Bushy Park, SC. Completion of the deal was expected by April 1.
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals announced an agreement to sell its methacrylates monomer business to Sartomer Corp., based in Exton, PA, for undisclosed amount.
The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology announced program plans for the group's annual FOCUS conference, scheduled for May 2 at the MSU Management Education Center, Troy, MI.